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Chapters (47)
  1. Cover
  2. Praise for Anna Bell
  3. Also by Anna Bell
  4. About the Author
  5. Note to Readers
  6. Dedication
  7. Chapter 1
  8. Chapter 2
  9. Chapter 3
  10. Chapter 4
  11. Chapter 5
  12. Chapter 6
  13. Chapter 7
  14. Chapter 8
  15. Chapter 9
  16. Chapter 10
  17. Chapter 11
  18. Chapter 12
  19. Chapter 13
  20. Chapter 14
  21. Chapter 15
  22. Chapter 16
  23. Chapter 17
  24. Chapter 18
  25. Chapter 19
  26. Chapter 20
  27. Chapter 21
  28. Chapter 22
  29. Chapter 23
  30. Chapter 24
  31. Chapter 25
  32. Chapter 26
  33. Chapter 27
  34. Chapter 28
  35. Chapter 29
  36. Chapter 30
  37. Chapter 31
  38. Chapter 32
  39. Chapter 33
  40. Chapter 34
  41. Chapter 35
  42. Chapter 36
  43. Chapter 37
  44. Acknowledgements
  45. Extract
  46. Prologue
  47. About the Publisher

I try and laugh along, but out of the corner of my eye I see that Miles is smiling like he’s in on the joke despite the fact it’s the first he’s heard of it. I’ve been looking for the right moment to bring it up with him.

‘Sorry to interrupt, again,’ says Soph, wincing. ‘I just wondered what time we’re leaving? Alfie’s getting a bit grizzly so I thought I’d start walking him in the pram.’

‘We can leave anytime now, as we’re all here.’

‘Great, I’ll pop Alfie in the pram outside and then I’ll look forward to my power laps around the park whilst you all play.’

‘You know that we’re going to be taking it in turns to push that pram, don’t you?’

‘Ha, ha, no,’ she says. ‘You’ll have to prise my hands off it. I’m happy watching you all. You heard what Douglas was like before; I don’t want to be on anyone’s team.’

I’m about to go round and tell everyone individually that we’re leaving when I catch myself thinking how long that will take. I clap my hands to get everyone’s attention.

‘Right, we’re ready to get going. We’re playing in a park, and we don’t want to leave big piles of shiny goodies for someone to take. So Soph’s said she’s happy to store any valuables like car keys and phones in the bottom of the pram. So once you’ve given them to her all you need to bring are your water bottles and yourselves. Let’s go.’

There’s a few excited cheers and everyone does what I say. When everyone gets ready it hits me what I’ve just done. It might not be the biggest crowd, but my heart’s still beating rapidly. Speaking in front of crowds might not come naturally to me, but it’s slowly getting easier.

It’s a relief that twilight frisbee has gone down so well. It doesn’t have quite the dramatic effect it has when it’s pitch black, but there’s still a fun to it in the fading light with the frisbee shining bright. There’s only a couple of points in it and the game is almost finished.

Aaron’s got the frisbee and I see an opening near the goal and I make a break for it, only Joel, who’s done such an excellent job of marking me, spots me and runs and blocks me.

‘You know, if I didn’t know any better I’d have thought that you played netball at school.’ I try and keep light on my toes, dodging left and right.